Accession Data
Psilotum nudum
Common Name: miniature form
Family: Psilotaceae
Description: (syn. P. triquetrum)
Herbaceous perennial devoid of roots, with scale leaves only, and dichotomously branching ribbed stems to 50cm long. Resembles early vascular plants known from the fossil record, but now considered a fern ally related to the Ophioglossales. Tropical conditions.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 8a-11
Accession #: 200700168
Accession Date: 2007-09-18 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3103
Quantity: 2
Source: Chad Husby FIU
Provenance: volunteer sporeling in FIU greenhouses
Classification
Division: Ferns
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Ophioglossidae
Order: Psilotales
Family: Psilotaceae
References
- The Wacky World of Whisk Ferns at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
Images
